Oslo Economics has received research funding from the Norwegian Competition Authority for the implementation of the project “Cooperation on green development projects – possible effects and gains”.
With the ongoing green shift, a number of large-scale development projects will be necessary, placing significant pressure on resources and expertise across various disciplines. These projects are often carried out in collaboration between different actors. This study will focus on the competitive effects of consortia in large green projects, starting with offshore wind. The purpose is to establish a better understanding of why consortia are formed, the competitive effects of consortia in large green projects in general and the role of efficiency gains, and how such collaborations should be assessed under competition law.
The project will be led by Senior Manager Ingunn Bruvik Gjersvik, with Eileen Fumagalli and Harald Bergh as project participants, and is carried out in collaboration with Professor Ronny Gjendemsjø at the University of Bergen.
Oslo Economics has previously received research funding from the same fund (alminnelige prisreguleringsfond), which is administered by the Norwegian Competition Authority, on four occasions. Two of these research projects deal with the development of tools for ex-ante evaluation of mergers and acquisitions, and have both resulted in publication in the International Review of Industrial Organization. The other two projects deal with ex-post analyses of price effects in mergers; one of these is published in the Norwegian Competition Authority’s publication series, while the other is ongoing.
Further information about the funding can be found on the Norwegian Competition Authority’s website.
Read more about Oslo Economics’ work in competition economics here.
